Trimethylamine
Marinesea air
Trimethylamine is an aroma compound in the marine family, recognizable as sea air. It shows up in 26 ingredients in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familyMarine
Wheel notesea air
Found in26 ingredients
PotencyPotent; the classic fishy note.
02What it smells like
Fishy — the smell of 'fishy' fish.
03Also found in· 3
seafoodaging fishbrackish water
04In the kitchen
Builds as fish ages — a little reads marine, a lot reads off; acid (lemon) tames it.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
sea air
06Found in these ingredients· 26
Salmon
protein
Shrimp
protein
Cod
protein
Halibut
protein
Trout
protein
Haddock
protein
Red Snapper
protein
Sea Bass
protein
Flounder
protein
Mackerel
protein
Sardine
protein
Anchovy
protein
Crab Meat
protein
Lobster
protein
Squid
protein
Octopus
protein
Caviar
protein
Eel
protein
07Other marine compounds· 6